Nissan Sunny * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Qatari new car market is up 22% year-to-date in August to 6,346 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 54,362 units, up a huge 38% on 2011. The Toyota Hilux leads…
The Seat 850 launched in 1966, the last time new car sales in Spain were so low. * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Whereas the Brazilian new car market was in uncharted "high" territory at above 400,000 registrations in August for the first time,…
Toyota Hilux * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Yves * After a 4 month-hiatus, new car sales data for French territory New Caledonia are back on BSCB thanks to Yves. On the podium over the last couple of years but out…
Ford Focus * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Over the first 8 months of 2012, the Ford Focus is by far the favourite car in Israel with no less than 11,473 sales, the station wagon version accounting for 54% of this figure (enough…
Subaru XV * Click on the title to see the full article! * With most August data now out in the open, it’s time for our much awaited monthly rendezvous: the World roundup, now in its 6th instalment. Last month all eyes were on Ukraine where the Geely CK notched…
Kia Cerato Koup * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Gulf Cooperation Council is composed of the sates bordering the Persian Gulf: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. In 2012 this region houses one…
The MCV version accounts for over half of the Dacia Logan's sales in Bulgaria * See the Top 224 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Kalo * Thanks to Kalo, for the first time on BSCB I can share with you an All-models ranking for Bulgaria, and…
Hyundai Tucson * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The new car market in Bahrain is up a huge 71% year-on-year in July to 3,957 registrations, potentially making it the best performing car market in the world this month! Year-on-year,…
Hyundai i30 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Slovakia are up a very robust 15% year-on-year in August to 5,948 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total a little more firmly into positive at 46,516 units, up 3% on 2011. The…
Chevrolet Cruze * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Venezuelan new car market is up just 1% year-on-year in August to 11,081 registrations, with the year-to-date total up a very vigorous 14% on 2011 to 89,732 units. The Chevrolet Aveo keeps its pole…
Dacia Lodgy * NOW UPDATED with the Top 215 best-selling models! Click on title to see * The French new car market is down 11% year-on-year in August to just 96,511 registrations, the weakest monthly total and first time below 100,000 units since June 1997 when 93,171 new vehicles were registered,…
The Fiat 600 was #1 in 1962, the last time Italy August sales were so low. * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 best-selling models: click on title to see * The new car sales situation is getting critical in Italy, and with the price of petrol above 2…
Kia Morning * See the Top 40 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to DC * For only the second time in potentially the last 5 years after February 2011, the Kia Morning (aka Picanto) leads the South Korean models ranking with 7,465 sales and 8.7%…
Land Rover Defender at Loch Katrine, Scotland August 2012 * See my entire Scotland photo album by clicking on the title! * With my Scottish stay soon coming to an end I thought I would share a few more observations with you. In total I have driven about 500 miles…
Peugeot 208 * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 327 best-selling models! Click on title to see * Thanks to STAC I can now share with you actuals for July 2012 in France and there is a big change in store for you! The sky is getting darker for…